About Us
Our Professionals & Practice Leaders
Ephor Group, Inc. works with technology-enabled and BPO outsourcing service businesses looking to create a platform organization, or a sector transformational business model.
All of Ephor’s professionals are noted, experienced domain specialists who have illustrated measurable results as board members, operators, advisors, and investors.
Now, let us introduce one of our Practice Lead Professionals:
Strategic Advisory Practice Lead
Garry E. Meier
Garry Meier initiated his consulting & investment activities in 2002 to deploy transformational and growth-oriented methodologies and shareholder value processes he and his associates had developed over his 44-year career.
Mr. Meier is highly recognized as a business services outsourcing thought leader and change agent in the both the domestic and international business services sectors. He is a noted speaker on strategic planning, strategy development and implementation, sector trends and analysis, corporate governance, business ethics, capital markets trends and transformational business model development.
Mr. Meier has served as a senior advisor to the U.S. Senate Small Business Committee on the many issues facing small business in the “New Global Economy”, and as a senior advisor to the U.S Commerce Dept. on international small business trade, including outsourcing and offshore business services.
Mr. Meier currently devotes a majority of his time working with and mentoring CEO Entrepreneurs on strategy development and implementation, business model and process development, financial engineering and governance, as well as providing guidance on the trends and opportunities for businesses services and BPO organizations in both the domestic and global markets.
Professional Background
44+ years of Corporate Governance, Strategic & Operational Management, Corporate Development, M&A, Financial Engineering, with a broad depth of knowledge, expertise, and experience in developing growth-oriented transformational business models.
Operational & Executive Assignments
SmartTime Software, CEO
Outsource International, Inc., CEO
Medaphis Physician Services, President/COO
Technology Service Solutions, COO
FFMC Data Services Division, President
Edward Jones, Partner
IBM Corporation, Corporate Development Executive
Board of Directors & Advisory Assignments
The Entrepreneurial Exchange, Chairman
Outsource International, Chairman
SmartTime, Inc., Chairman
Talent Tree Holdings, Chairman
Automated Information Inc., Chairman
HR America, Chairman
Achilles Group, Chairman
Global Integrity Outsourcing, Advisory Board
GeBBS Healthcare Solutions, Advisory Board
City of Knowledge, Advisory Board
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Strategic CFO Practice Leader
Jose V. Garza
Jose V. Garza brings more than 15+ years of experience and has illustrated noted success in Collaborating/Partnering with Founders/CEO Entrepreneurs to Maximize the Shareholder Value of their B2B SaaS | Technology-Enabled Services Businesses.
Since our inception in 2001, Ephor Group, Inc. has been instrumental in Exiting & in the distribution of ~$350M of Shareholder Wealth to Founders/CEO Entrepreneurs.
During his 8+ years with Ephor, he’s been involved in distributing nearly $120M to Private Company Shareholders representing 6 transactions.
These wealth transfer activities included organizational types such as B2B SaaS, BPO Services, HR Outsourcing, and Financial Admin Outsourcing.
As a Fractional Strategic CFO and “C-Suite” Partner Jose enjoy’s Collaborating/Partnering with Founders/CEO Entrepreneurs through our deployment of our proven and highly adopted “FINANCIAL CLARITY” Process which provides “Institutional Worthy”:
Productization & Commercialization of B2B SaaS | Tech-Enabled Business Services (BPO, HR, FAO)
Operational Productivity and Scalability Process Enhancements
Financial & Operational Reporting and Measurement and Metrics
Appropriate Financial Engineering and Wealth Creation Business Plans & Forecast,
As well as consistently evaluating Strategic and Financial Wealth Transfer Optionality for CEO Entrepreneurs/Founders.
Additionally, enjoys significant knowledge and experience in the Nearshore BPO Market Dynamics and Economic Analysis of site selection and implementation in the LATAM region.
Professional Background
Prior to joining Ephor in early 2015, Jose worked in the audit and assurance practice of a public accounting firm serving some of Houston’s most prominent emerging business services organizations and private equity firms. Early career assignments included various roles within the corporate finance function in the healthcare and government sectors.
Jose holds an MBA with a concentration in Corporate Finance, combined with an undergraduate degree in Accounting from the University of Houston. Jose is fluent in both English and Spanish, and resides in Houston, TX.
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BPO Practice Leader
Nora Montoya Perez
26+ years of outsourcing sector experience, providing operational management, business development, and BPO sales management expertise.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Nora Montoya Perez, for the past 12+ years, has been a Principal in Ephor’s LATAM office and exclusively focuses her activities on the BPO and Customer Service arenas. Nora is a 26+ year veteran of the outsourcing/BPO sector, having started her outsourcing career as a contact center agent and customer service representative.
Nora's successful career as an agent and supervisor allowed her to assume positions of increasing responsibility, leading to her role as Executive Vice President of Client Services for Mega Linea, SA. She held this role for 10 years, and managed 6 centers in 4 LATAM countries, which employed approximately 2,000 employees.
Nora’s early career assignments included 6 years as Executive Director of Ordenamientos Profesionales Automatizados (OPA), a high growth provider of technology support centers to the LATAM financial services community.
Nora holds an undergraduate degree in Social Services and a graduate degree in Labor Administration and Taxation from Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia.
Nora is fluent in Spanish and English and is TOEFL-certified in English. She enjoys dual citizenship both in the U.S. and Colombia, and she resides in Medellin, Colombia.